“He couldn’t recognize me as his wife.”
Bethany had noticed that her husband’s condition was declining. Samuel was much more confused than he’d been before, and his word-finding abilities were getting worse.
January 4, 2018
Tag: marriage
The man who mistook his wife for…another woman
“You’d better let me in her room,” Bill said sternly to the nurse outside the door. “That’s my wife in there.” The nurse was giving Bill
September 23, 2017
A Tough Conversation
Usually, when a visitor to our community tries to “correct” one of my residents, I jump in and try to save the conversation. For example,
August 22, 2016
An Imaginary Marriage
“Henry! Get your keys, we gotta go!” “I can’t find my keys, Irene! Where did you put them!” “I didn’t put your keys anywhere! Where
February 9, 2016
Read The Signs.
“Mike’s Auto Shop. Krispy Kreme Donuts, hot donuts. Sears,” she said. Vera* was reading every single sign we passed on the road. Vera’s dementia has
December 25, 2014
Lewy Body.
I recently had a resident’s husband come up to me and ask about moving his wife to another room. “I think Bethany* should be in
November 30, 2014
I'm going home now.
Many of our residents receive visitors on a regular basis. It’s nice to see them interact with daughters, sons, grandchildren, and even spouses. The trouble
July 3, 2014
